Major IT companies like Black Hat and Google spoke out against the proposed Wassenaar Arrangement rules for cybersecurity software, and those protests have caused the U.S. Dept. of Commerce to commit to drafting new rules.

News roundup: New threats add to the Tor anonymity debate as a new browser aims to take anonymous browsing to the next level. Plus: Android security outlook bad -- or is it?; another Xen host escape flaw; Wassenaar revisions put on hold.